Virginia Dems target GOP Lt. Gov. candidate John Reid over alleged racist content on social media

The Virginia Democratic Party is targeting John Reid, the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, over allegations tied to a social media account.

On Wednesday, the party posted a link to a report on its official X account that it says connects a Tumblr account tied to Reid to what it calls “racist and vile imagery.”

The claims were repeated during a Zoom call with a Democratic state senator and state delegate.

“This account engaged with social media accounts that promoted white power pornography and used the same language and dog whistles used by Nazis,” said State Sen. Adam Ebbin, D-District 39.

Democrats also argued that the account was the same one that posted explicit photos earlier this year, prompting Gov. Glenn Youngkin to call for Reid to drop out of the race.

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